Carl Cari

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Carl Cari
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 5th congressional district
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Education Mapúa University (BS)

Carl Nicolas Cellona Cari (born July 4, 1992) is a Filipino politician. He is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, serving as the current representative of the Fifth District of Leyte. He is the son of the former representative of the Fifth District of Leyte, Jose Carlos "Boying" Cari, and the current mayor of Baybay, Leyte and the late Margarita C. Cari.

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Cari graduated from the Mapúa University with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering. Prior to being elected as a member of the House of Representatives, he served as President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (2007-2010) and as President of the Liga ng mga Barangay of the City of Baybay.

At 26, [2] Cari was elected to succeed his father as the representative of the Fifth District of Leyte. As a member of Congress, he serves as a member of the House Committees on Appropriations, Basic Education and Culture, Visayas Development, and Youth and Sports Development, among others. [3] [4]

Education

Cari, a resident of Barangay Candadam in Baybay, Leyte, went through elementary education at the ViSCA Foundation Elementary School (VFES). He graduated from VSU Integrated High School, formerly known as VSU Laboratory High School (VSULHS). On May 25, 2017, he graduated with a degree of bachelor's in science in Manufacturing Engineering from Mapúa University, which then was known as the Mapúa Institute of Technology.

Congressional career

Elections

Cari's father, Jose Carlos "Boying" L. Cari, then on his third term as representative of the Fifth District of Leyte, was term-limited. On October 17, 2018, Carl Cari filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) [5] for the position, running against Marilou Baligod of the Nationalist People's Coalition who ran in the past for the position of City Mayor of Baybay against Cari's grandmother, Carmen L. Cari. In an interview, the young Cari said it was his personal decision to run for Congress and that he was not influenced to run for office. [2]

Cari (center) with his father and outgoing Leyte's Fifth District Representative (left) and grandmother and outgoing Baybay Mayor (second from left) Cari Proclamation.jpg
Cari (center) with his father and outgoing Leyte's Fifth District Representative (left) and grandmother and outgoing Baybay Mayor (second from left)

Running under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, Cari won the election by 66.86%. All local candidates in Baybay under the same party, including his father who ran for City Mayor, won. He was then proclaimed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers on May 15, 2019. [6]

18th Congress

On June 30, 2019, Cari was sworn into office. [7] Voting for Cayetano, he is a member of the majority block in the House. Cari is also a member of the Millennials Club in the House of Representatives, along with his party mate Faustino "Inno" Dy, Nacionalista's Breaden John Biron, NUP's Bai Rhian Sakaluran, among others.

Since taking his oath of office, Cari has filed bills on establishing Junior High Schools in Barangays Punta [8] and Maganhan, [9] a multi-species marine breeding farm and hatchery, [10] a National Academy for Sports, [11] and an additional Regional Trial Court [9] in Baybay. He has proposed the Fallen Heroes Scholarship for the Youth Act or the Caring Act of 2019, a bill that covers qualified immediate dependents of firefighters, police officers, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in their education. [12] He has also advocated for the vaccination of all students in public and secondary schools who had never received or had incomplete vaccinations by filing the Vaccinate All Children Act of 2020. [13]

Cari is among the principal authors of the Malasakit Centers Act. The neophyte member of Congress is also among the principal authors of measures approved by the House, including the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, [14] the Philippine Indigenous Games Preservation Act, [15] and a bill declaring the balangay as the national boat. [16]

He was instrumental in the proposed creation of a new province to be called Leyte Occidental, which will be composed of the Fifth Legislative District of Leyte.

Committee assignments

Currently, in the 18th Congress, he is a member of the following House Committees: [3]

  • Accounts (since August 7, 2019) [17]
  • Agriculture and Food (since August 5, 2019) [18]
  • Appropriations (since August 13, 2019) [19]
  • Basic Education and Culture (since July 31, 2019) [20]
  • Flagship Programs and Projects (since December 18, 2019) [21]
  • Labor and Employment (since August 13, 2019) [22]
  • People Participation (since November 11, 2019) [23]
  • Population and Family Relations (since August 13, 2019) [24]
  • Public Works and Highways (since August 7, 2019) [25]
  • Rural Development (since August 13, 2019) [26]
  • Visayas Development (since August 14, 2019) [27]
  • Youth and Sports Development (since August 6, 2019) [28] Carl voice acted the np version of him.

Electoral history

Leyte's Fifth Legislative District Representative election, 2019 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PFP Carl Cari 123,572 66.86%
NPC Marilou Baligod60,39532.68%
Independent Baldomero Falcone 8580.46%
Total votes184,825 100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "PROFILE: Who is Carl Nicolas Cari ?". ph.rappler.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 Gabieta, Joey A. "3 millennial leaders emerge in E. Visayas". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 "House of Representatives". congress.gov.ph. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/CariCarlC/about/ [ user-generated source ]
  5. ↑ "Discover Baybay City on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[ user-generated source ]
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2230100497037299&id=100001121100541 [ user-generated source ]
  7. ↑ "House of Representatives". congress.gov.ph. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Political offices
Preceded by Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's Fifth District
June 30, 2019 – present		Incumbent
Preceded by
Mandy G. Muñez
 Ex-Officio Member of the Baybay Sangguniang Panglungsod
June 30, 2018 – June 30, 2019		Succeeded by
Philip L. Siu
Preceded by
Gualberto B. Pical, Jr.
 Ex-Officio Member of the Baybay Sangguniang Panglungsod
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013		Succeeded by
vacant
Preceded by
Mandy G. Muñez
 President of the Baybay Liga ng mga Barangay
June 30, June 30, 2018 – June 30, 2019		Succeeded by
Philip L. Siu
Preceded by
Gualberto B. Pical, Jr.
 President of the Baybay Sangguniang Kabataan Federation
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010		Succeeded by
vacant
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